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call or visit us online. we're ready to help. [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy request soup lets you hear it... in your heart. [ basketball bouncing ] heart healthy. great taste. mmm... [ male announcer ] sounds good. it's amazing what soup can do. >>> and now our instant index tonight. all about snapshots we saw today of one kind or another, starting with the cry of instra gram. called instagate. it turns pictures from this to this. and today, the company seemed to announce that starting in january, they would be able to sell your pictures. so thousands of users deleted their accounts in rebellion. in response, instagram announced they are not going to sell your photos and everyone can exhale. >>> and this snapshot in the news, something not seen in 231 years, queen elizabeth surrounded by cabinet members at 10 downing street. the last monarch to stop by was in 1891. she spoke twice, by the way, wishing everyone a merry christmas and a
call or visit us online. we're ready to help. [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy request soup lets you hear it... in your heart. [ basketball bouncing ] heart healthy. great taste. mmm... [ male announcer ] sounds good. it's amazing what soup can do. >>> and now our instant index tonight. all about snapshots we saw today of one kind or another, starting with the cry of instra gram. called instagate. it turns...
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he used to tell people he worked in a taco factory. at his funeral, an onlooker collapsed as the procession passed. inside, his mother shared stories that had everyone in tears. >> when she told him i love you his answer was not as much as i love you. >> reporter: a few miles away, another funeral. jack pinto, also 6, a huge sports fan, whose favorite new york giants player, victor cruz, wore his name on his cleats during sunday's game. >> i was honored, man. it was -- i couldn't express to them how great that made me feel. >> reporter: jack's friends from the wrestling team showed up in their little uniforms. in a news conference today, the normally stoic state trooper choked up when asking for privacy for the families. >> at this time i can take a couple of questions. >> reporter: he also revealed that there were actually two adult survivors on friday's rampage, not one. both female employees with gunshot wounds. >> investigatiors will speak wih them when it's medically prompt, and certainly they will shed a great deal of light on th
he used to tell people he worked in a taco factory. at his funeral, an onlooker collapsed as the procession passed. inside, his mother shared stories that had everyone in tears. >> when she told him i love you his answer was not as much as i love you. >> reporter: a few miles away, another funeral. jack pinto, also 6, a huge sports fan, whose favorite new york giants player, victor cruz, wore his name on his cleats during sunday's game. >> i was honored, man. it was -- i...
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abc 7 news is live on the scene for us. david what can you tell us? >> this situation is still unfolding here on the city college campus, you can see there are police cars. there has been a tremendous response here because of the reportsr8<1ñ that someone is on campus with a gun. the first reports came indirectly from a stude-q9i who tempted a parent. the parent called in the report to the police. that the campus had -- there was a bhan a gun inside of the financial aid office on the eastern part of the campus. then, other reports there is a possible gunman inside of the new science building on west part of the campus. so now, that caused a total shift of focus from one building to another. the poli
abc 7 news is live on the scene for us. david what can you tell us? >> this situation is still unfolding here on the city college campus, you can see there are police cars. there has been a tremendous response here because of the reportsr8
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and one final story from us tonight. even in the age of e-mail, kids are still composing thousands of hand-written letters to santa. for the past century, the post office has been collecting notes from needy children and matching them with donors. as abc's sharyn alfonsi learned, this year, kids are asking for a lot more than toys. ♪ we wish you a merry christmas ♪ >> reporter: nothing captures the hopefulness of christmas like those "dear santa" letters. but this year, at new york's main post office, the people who sorted through those letters to santa noticed something else -- a change in mood. >> it's pretty desperate. >> reporter: peter fontana is the head elf here. >> i'm a 9-year-old and i live in a shelter. >> reporter: fortunately, this brooklyn-born elf believes in miracles. >> this letter asked for a queen-sized bed because the kids were sleeping on the floor in the basement. when i put that letter down, my phone rang and it was a bed company asking how they can help. >> reporter: for all those 100 years, t
and one final story from us tonight. even in the age of e-mail, kids are still composing thousands of hand-written letters to santa. for the past century, the post office has been collecting notes from needy children and matching them with donors. as abc's sharyn alfonsi learned, this year, kids are asking for a lot more than toys. ♪ we wish you a merry christmas ♪ >> reporter: nothing captures the hopefulness of christmas like those "dear santa" letters. but this year, at...
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abc's amy robach is with us now and she tells us what the training was and exactly what they did. amy? >> that's right, we're here at danbury hospital where the medical staff told us they thought it must have been a lot like 9/11 because they had their entire staff waiting here to receive the injured. only three arrived. the death count unimaginable, but as you mentioned, so many people are attributing that number to the heroic acts of teachers. if it weren't for their bravery, many in the community believe that number would have been even higher. >> reporter: for the nearly 700 students who attend sandy hook elementary school, it is the teachers' words they follow day in and day out. today, those words might have just saved their life. >> his teacher went and checked, locked and closed the door. they went into a corner until they were recovered by police. >> the teacher put them in the corner and they weren't allowed to move until the police came. >> this raunt restaurant has been serving pizza to sandy hook parents and teachers for more than 30 years. >> they're all heroes. >> i
abc's amy robach is with us now and she tells us what the training was and exactly what they did. amy? >> that's right, we're here at danbury hospital where the medical staff told us they thought it must have been a lot like 9/11 because they had their entire staff waiting here to receive the injured. only three arrived. the death count unimaginable, but as you mentioned, so many people are attributing that number to the heroic acts of teachers. if it weren't for their bravery, many in...
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. >> reporter: millions of us watched it. a golden eagle swoops in and picks up a toddler. >> oh, [ bleep ]. >> reporter: the internet video leaving us all wondering, is that real? today, word that it is an internet hoax. the work of animation students in montreal. part of a school project. and while most of us saw an unbelievable but visually convincing video, some animators across the country were quick to yell "fake." so, we wanted to know what they saw that we didn't? well, watch again. clue number one, the eagle's wings. all of a sudden, they disappear mid-flight. watch. here, and then gone. clue number two. the eagle's shadow. it appears out of nowhere. watch again. students from the school produce internet hoaxes every year. remember this escaped penguin? that was them. these miniature flying cars too. they're proud of their work, showing us how they made this little girl float away. picking her up behind a green screen. which could be how they made this toddler take flight. and then, there's clue number three. that go
. >> reporter: millions of us watched it. a golden eagle swoops in and picks up a toddler. >> oh, [ bleep ]. >> reporter: the internet video leaving us all wondering, is that real? today, word that it is an internet hoax. the work of animation students in montreal. part of a school project. and while most of us saw an unbelievable but visually convincing video, some animators across the country were quick to yell "fake." so, we wanted to know what they saw that we...
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. >> they told us they can't fly us out of here until monday, which is two days after our cruise leaves. >> reporter: more than 1,600 flights yesterday and today, canceled. among those affected -- the apter family. >> it's frustrating. we're going home, we're not happy. their nine months of planning a family trip to peru -- erased. ripple effects from thursday's storm felt all the way to los angeles. >> i had to wait 45 minutes to see somebody to change my next flight. >> reporter: the storm that caused all that unhappiness -- but it ripped scaffolding in new york city today, rocked rough waves across the great lakes, and left far from perfect roads for the 83 million expected to hit them this weekend. we took an icy drive from des moines to chicago. we're going east on i-80, going only 20 miles per hour. it's a full ice rink, even though the skies are completely blue and look at the westbound lanes. they've been like that for about a half mile. we don't know how long that goes. there are new weather woes on the west coast too. heavy rain drenching the pacific northwest causing landslid
. >> they told us they can't fly us out of here until monday, which is two days after our cruise leaves. >> reporter: more than 1,600 flights yesterday and today, canceled. among those affected -- the apter family. >> it's frustrating. we're going home, we're not happy. their nine months of planning a family trip to peru -- erased. ripple effects from thursday's storm felt all the way to los angeles. >> i had to wait 45 minutes to see somebody to change my next flight....
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of us will be trying to fly. but a lot of airports are struggling tonight, including busy o'hare in chicago and abc's alex perez is there. >> reporter: more than 1,000 flights across the country already canceled tonight. from texas -- >> now i can't get out until the morning. >> reporter: to des moines, iowa, where they got a foot of snow. >> we just found a rental car and decided we're going to try and make the drive through. >> reporter: in denver, those stranded just trying to get out. >> delayed, delayed and now i've been in here for like an hour. >> reporter: and at chicago's busy o'hare airport, hundreds of flights delayed tonight. >> very frustrating, anxious to get home and i hate being at the airport. >> reporter: as the wind, rain and snow sweeps east from chicago, new york, boston, washington, d.c. and philadelphia airports all expecting delays overnight and tomorrow. and united and american say they will waive fees for some travelers that want to change their plans, but that's little consolation for t
of us will be trying to fly. but a lot of airports are struggling tonight, including busy o'hare in chicago and abc's alex perez is there. >> reporter: more than 1,000 flights across the country already canceled tonight. from texas -- >> now i can't get out until the morning. >> reporter: to des moines, iowa, where they got a foot of snow. >> we just found a rental car and decided we're going to try and make the drive through. >> reporter: in denver, those stranded...